Broom-corn seeding and sorting machine.



A. F. WEYMERII APPLICATION FILED MAY 13, IBM- BROOM CORN SEEDING ANDSORTING MACHINE.-

Patented May14,1918.

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Inven i'or AUGUST F. "WEYMER, OF SYRACUSE, NEW YORK. ASSIGNCR TO THE A.F. XVEYMER 00., OF SYRACUSE, NEW YQRK, AND AMERICAN BROOM AND BRUSH 00.,0F AMSTERDAM, NEW YORK, BOTH CQBPOB.A TIONS OF NEW YORK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May M, 1918.

Application filed May 13, 1814. Serial No. 838,381.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, AUGUST F. Wnnrnn, acitizen of the United States, residing at Syracuse, county of Onondaga,and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Broom-Corn Seeding and Sorting Machines, of which the following is aspecification.

The invention relates to such improvements and consists in the novelconstruction and combination of parts hereinafter described andsubsequently claimed.

eference may be had to the accompanying drawings, and the referencecharacters marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.Similar character's refer to similar parts in the several figurestherein.

Figure 1 of the drawings is a view in side elevation of my improvedbroom-corn seeding and sorting machine.

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the partly broken away.

Fig. 3 is a view in front elevation of the same,

same.

Fig. 1 is a longitudinal vertical sectional view taken on line l4, Fig.3.

The invention relates to a machine for removing the seeds from, andsorting according to length, heads of broom-corn or similar brushmaterial.

Certain objects of the invention are to, at a. single operation, removethe seeds from. and assort according to length, heads of broom-cornadaptedfor manufacture into brooms of various kinds; and to preventunnecessary breakage and injury of the brush in removing the seedstherefrom.

Other objects will appear in connection with the following description:

1 is the frame of the machine having at its front end an upwardlyinclined table, 2, upon which the heads of broom'corn are placed infeeding them into the machine.

The heads are fed into the machine along the table, 2, by means of achain, 3, which passes over a wheel, l fixed upon a crossshaft, 5, andover a driving drum, 6, fixed upon a cross-shaft, 7, which shafts. arerotatively mounted in bearings on the frame of the machine.

The shaft, 7, is driven from the main shaft, 8, by means of asprocket-chain, 9, which passes over the drum, 6, and over a suitablesprocket-wheel on the shaft, 8.

The driveshaft, 8, is operated by means of a main driving belt, 10,passing over a pulley, 11, on the shaft, 8.

The heads of broom-corn are placed by hand in engagement with the upperstretch of the chain, 3, with the heads transversely arranged with thestalks all directed toward the right-hand side of the machine as seen inFig. 3; and the heads are carried in this transverse position by saidsprockets on the chain, 3, beneath a air of spring-shoes, 12, arrangedon opposite sides of the chain, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, whichspring-shoes yieldingly hold the heads down upon the chain, so that theywill be properly fed.

Atthe left-hand side of the feed-chain, 3, are arranged three seedingdrums, 13, 14 and 15, which drums are arranged upon the respectiveshafts, 16, 17 and 18, with their axes parallel with the direction offeedmovement of the heads carried by the chain, 3.

The drums are mounted successively along the path traversed by theheads, and at different distances from the chain, 3, and are providedwith peripheral projections or heckling pins, 19, which comb the brushof the heads, as the heads are being fed past the drum by the chain, 3.

The drums are arranged with their axes at one side of the. plane of thefeeding movement of the broom corn and with their axes in anotherhorizontal plane but located different distances from the feeding means,the peripheries of the drums being arranged tangent to the plane ofmovement of the broom corn bv the feeding means.

The drums, l3 and 14, are rapidly rotated by means of a belt. 20, whichpasses over a pulley, 21, on the shaft, 22, and over pulleys on'therespective shafts, 16 and 17.

The drum, 15, is similarly rapidly rotated by means of a belt, 23, whichpasses over pulleys on the respective shafts, l6 and 18.

The shaft, 22, is driven from the shaft, 8, by means of a beveled gearconnection at 25.

in passing the seeding mechanism, the brush of the longest heads will bewhipped and combed by the projections on the dri it, 1.5; while thebrush of the shortest head" will be Whipped and combed by the proections on the drum, 13; and the intermediate sizes Wlll be sinularlytreated by the dru ll, whereby practically all or the seeds Wit beremoved from the brush.

In passing the respective s, l 'l "l ll b l tl oiusi is ie t cons ysaoes, s so as to is properly engaged by the pro ect U11 the oppositeside oi 1n the path trarei cd by the s heads, is a rotary saw or cutupon a shaft, 27, driven from the .tt, 8, by mezns of crossed belt 28,pass over a pulley, on the shaft, 8, and a palsy, 30,

on the shaft, it flywheel, 51, fired upon the shaft, d 7 operation orthe after.

27, to insure a etc.

The saw or cut p L noel, 3' hich Wheel :"u 1

e 'al groove in a r: ports the stalks t cutter.

The grooved Wheel, 32, is lined upon a shaft, 33, driven by abelt-connection, 02:, with the drum, 6.

By means oi the mechanisms thus far described, the seeds are removed"from the brush ot the heads and the stalks of the heads are cut by thesaw, 26, the heads are fed along by the chain, and held fromdisarrangement by means of shoes, 19, and after thus being cit ed theheads are delivered by the sprocketchain, 3, in the same transversepositio to the sorting or sizing mechanism.

is the heads leave the seeding; and cutting mechanisms, they are carriedby tie teed-chain, 8, beneath the lower stretches of a pair out endlessbelts, and into engagement with an endless corner, 5?, on one side otthe belts, ant 36 1 a phirality of endless carriers, site side of saidbelts.

The several carriers.

ided with sprockets, 3 ihich engage the under side of the t scly headsand positively neath the belts, 3s a, d 36, the lower stretches of saidoelts the upper stretches of said nlless carrie 's traveling in the samedirection, to the right as seen in it and All of the endless carriers,3? and 38. pass over the orum, 6, and'cach also passes over a r ller orpulley, 4.0,

The belts, and 36, pass over the respective pulleys, ll, on 2. shaft,it. driven by means of a crossed belt, 433, whi h passes over a pulley,ii, on the haft. ind a pulley, l a the shaft, 7. flail belts, 3*

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so, on a shaft, 1

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hanging a series of bins, d8, successively ar anged along the inner sideof the endlec: carrier, 37.

The stalleends of the heads are upheld and red along over the bins, d8,by means of the endless carrier,

' r heads will. be deposited in the successins hereafter, so that theheads Wlll sorted in accordance with their c not Wish to be limited tothe details of construction shown in the drawings, as variousmodifications possible Without departing from the spirit of theinvention. it: will be also under'tood that While the various mechanismsabove described conr hine to produce a seeded, cutand sorted r certainof said mechanisms may, desired, be omitted, and the, others used suchtreatment of the heads as may be hat 1 claim uea and desire to secure Leters hatent isn a broom corn seeding in combination of teecing mechanismfor ceiving" transversely arranged heads of broonrcorn and a pluralityoi. seeding derices arranged atone side of the plane of movement of thebroom-corn and having heclders vices being arranged different distancesfrom the feeding means, substantially as ant if r the purpose described.

In broom-corn. seeding machine, the combination of feeding meansarranged to engage trans ersely arranged heads of broom-corn, and aplurality of rotary see-din -g drums arranged with their peripheriessubstantially tangent to the plane of movement or" the broom-corn andhaving periphhcclrling pins extending; into said plane, the drums beingarranged diiierent distances from the feeding means, substantially andfor the purpose set forth.

3. in a broom corn seeding and sorting machine the combination offeeding-mechl" "1 for transtersely arranged heads of Win corn a rotatorydrum mounted at one "e of sai to by; mechanism, and yieldnble Vith theupper es said heads upon the and for the purpose a chi no, the

extending into said plane, said deranged heads of broom corn and aplurality of rotatory seeding drums, each separate from the other andarranged at one side of the said feeding mechanism, each of said drumshaving on its periphery projections engageable With the brush of theheads substantially as and for the purpose described.

5. In a broom corn seeding and sorting machine the combination of afeeding mechanism adapted to engage transversely arranged heads ofbroom-corn and a plurality of rotatory seeding drums each separate fromthe other and with their axes in the same plane and successivelyarranged at different distances at one side of said feeding mechanism,each of said drums having on its periphery projections engageable Withthe brush of the heads substantially as and for the purpose described.

6. In a broom corn seeding and sorting machine the combination offeeding mechanism for transversely arranged heads of broom corn, aplurality ofrotatory drums mounted at one side of said feeding mech-Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each,

anism, and arranged at different distances from the said feedingmechanism and yielding means engageable With the upper sides of saidheads to press said heads upon the drum substantially as and for thepurpose described.

7. In a broom corn seeding and sorting machine the combination ofseeding mechanism adapted to remove seeds from the brush of heads ofbroom corn, a cutter for severing the stalks of said heads, means forsupporting the stalks against the thrust of said cutter comprising aWheel having a groove in its periphery, the said cutting mechanismarranged to actuate in said groove and means for feeding the heads pastthe seeding and cutting mechanism substantially as and for the purposedescribed.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this 11th day of May,1914.

AUGUST F. WEYMER. Witnesses:

CHAs. RnsoH, J. R. DUNN.

by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, I). 0.

